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Radial and Brachial Angiograms from an Ipsilateral Radial Access Following Iliac Angiograms

Date: Dec 16, 2013

Question:

Patient had an abdominal aortogram, selective bilateral common iliac artery angiograms, and runoffs from a left radial artery access. We know these are reported with codes 36245-50, 7625, and 75716-59. Following this, catheter was withdrawn into the left brachial artery with angiography performed and left radial artery with angiography performed here too. As these are “pull-backs”, my first thought was that they would not be reported. Is this correct? If incorrect, how will they be reported?

Question ID : 5292
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